One of the big problems with many syndicated listing web sites is the number of stale listings. By stale listings I mean something is listed for sale, but has long sense gone into contract, escrow, sold, or otherwise removed from the market. Many large national Syndicated Sites go in and down lo
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01/06/2011
This is a great post for investors managing thier own property. It gives you some tips on saving money and keeping your properties issue free (or closer to issue free) in 2011. If you are interested in Real Estate Investing get my Free Book on Real Estate Investing and go check out my investor
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01/06/2011
Liz and Bill write great post here about how important it is to make your home available for showing as much as possible and as easy as possible. Remember there are a lot of other homes on the market and if people do not see yours they will choose another.Do Buyers See Your Home As Closed For Bu
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01/05/2011
Here is a Post Explaining why Banks have us do Broker Price Opinions on Short Sale Homes. Short Sales are one of the most complex and challenging real estate transactions you can do. Click here for my Free Book on 19 Things You Need to Know to Short Sale Your Home! I have written plenty in the p
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01/05/2011
I just got my Android for Christmas and am still figuring out all the cool stuff it can do. I don't know how I got by without it for so long. Here are a few Aps for the Android suggested by another agent in this post.I downloaded a few of Android apps yesterday and today and they are really exc
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01/05/2011
Property Taxes in California! I get a lot of questions from people about what will their property taxes be after they purchase the home. There is no one answer. There are some complex issues that can arise, but I will give you the answer that will probably apply to 99% of the purchases. For tho
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01/04/2011
Deep Water Dock Homes! Deep Water Dock Homes are some of the Most Popular Homes in Discovery Bay. However, the secret is if you want a Deep Water Dock Home there are more affordable opportunities in nearby Bethel Island. Bethel Island is more rural and the lots tend to be larger. Boaters have
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01/04/2011
Here is a great post on the changing Short Sale Market. There are many things to know about Short Sales and the Short Sale Market is always in flux. I am seeing a lot of changes in the Short Sale Market here in Brentwood, Antioch, Oakley, Pittsburg and Discovery Bay California. For information
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01/04/2011
This is kind of a cute post. When family members pass on be careful not to through the junk out too fast. You might be missing some real treasure. When I was a kid I once found cash in an old sleeping bag I picked up somewhere.My clients frequently tell me they want to clean out their parents
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01/02/2011
The writer here makes some great points about Zillow, but I think if you really want to search for homes you need to go to a search engine that is a direct feed from the MLS with fewer stale listings. Here is a direct feed from the MLS covering the San Francisco East Bay Area.This is one of those
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01/02/2011